| English | annatto | | | 1 | Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. |
| English | arnatto | | | 1 | 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. |
| English | lipsticktree | | | 1 | Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada |
| French | atole | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| French | roucou | | | 2 | Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names |
| French | roucouyer | | | 2 | Feuillet, C. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. French common names |
| German | Anattostrauch | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| German | Orleansstrauch | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese | açafroa | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | açafroeira-da-terra | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | colorau | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urucú | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urucú-bravo | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | urucum | | | 2 | Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names |
| Spanish | achiote | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | achote | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Spanish | annato | | | 2 | Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: Missouri Botanical Garden & Timber Press |
| Spanish | bija | | | 2 | Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants |
| Swedish | annatto | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |